The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-15


Hall was installed as pastor of the Congre-
gational church here, with great satisfac-
tion to the people, as he is a very earnest
worker and is doing good pastoral work.
- The services on Children's day were
remarkably fine. The absent ones missed
a rare treat. The church was decorated
with evergreen and flowers, and the exer-
cises showed good talent and good training.
One hundred sixty-three persons were pres
ent. - The bridges have been repaired
on the hill near Eleazer Houses, and the road
is now passable - The young people of
Berlin for the past twenty-five or thirty
years have made their debut by getting up
a ride to Williamstown Springs, and this
year seems TO be no exception to the old
me-honored custom, as quite a party of
youngsters have planned to take in the
romantic scenery and drink their full of the
sparkling water on Saturday next. We
wish them much Joy. 80 AS Clark Stew
art was coming down a steep hill with
large load of logs his wagon-pole broke and
let the load on to his horses, which made
lively work for few moments, but the
wagon ran against tree and stopped with
only slight injury to one horse. -
Colonel Fred E. Smith of Montpelier has
bought the Bradford Nye place, where
Camp Lookout is located, and is, we under
stand, to make many improvements on it.
1t is beautiful summer resort overlooking
the pond and can be made very attractive.
- We understand that Dea e. +. An
drews of Paramount has had a lively time in
filling his nursery orders this spring. -
George S. Bailey is not improving
Cabot.
CHILDREN's DAY was duly observed at
both churches. The arrangements and
decorations were fully up to those of former
years. The speaking and singing were
good, and showed that the superintendents
and teachers are worthy of credit for their
untring efforts to make the day profit
able and interesting. At the commence
| ment of the afternoon services at the Con-
gregational church five children received
the ordinance of baptism by the pastor, Rev.
| II. A. Russell. - The officers appointed
| by the assistant judges of the county court
Hon. w. II. Dwinell, Hon. Willard Martin
and Levi Pitkin, Esq--to appraise the
school property in the return from the
| town system to the district system, were
in town attending to their duties the three
| last days of last week. There appears
TO be some difficulty between the school
directors and the selectmen in regard to the
matter. The old saying seems to apply in
this case that " it is easier getting into a
a scrape than to get out of it," - Morris
Kinnerson, son of the late Fernando Kin
nerson, was taken to the insane asylum at
| BrattlebOro last week. - Nellie NevinS
is i'll at the house of her sister, Mrs. DR.
Gale Consumption is feared. - Rev
Mr.. Rogers of East Hardwick is to supply
| bHt DulDll Vi Int OOuBTtRdllOudl CuuTCll
next Sabbath, in exchange with the pastor
- Crosby Hyde, son of DR.. Hyde OF
Oakland Cal, is stopping with his uncle
DIR. Wiswell. He intends entering st
Johnsbury Academy next term.
East Calais.
THE auction sale of pews which was tC
take place at the church last Saturday wa.
postponed one month. - The case of E
r. George as. Perkins Richardson was trie(
last Saturday at this place before Justice
Carroll Mcknight of Woodbury.. The sui
from plaintiffs tub during the past three
years. The jury brought in verdict in ia
vor of the plaintiff in the sum of SO. -
n. w. Bliss is one of our farmers who be
lieves that in keeping dairy it pays to keel
only good cows, or those that make th
largest amount of butter from the SAM
quantity of milk Every cows milk i
tested, and he knows just what each one i
doing. A four-year-od COW belonging t.
him recently made thirty-one ounces of but
ter in one day from twenty-nine and hal
pounds of milk. - The boys thinl
they have joke on Henry Wells that is to-
good to keep. He was one of the witnesse
in the case of George rs. Richardson, and i
was quite late in the evening when h
started for home. Either he was absent
minded or his mind was intent on the event
of the evening, for he had walked abou
half of the distance home before he remem
, bered his team was back at the village. Ii
going back for it he was so unfortunate a
: to meet the boys, and so gave the matte
away. - l.. ID. Bemis and wife and Free
Cole and wife are to leave Saturday for tn
Mount Mansfield House, Stowe, where the
have engaged to work during the comm
season. - Ed. Nye returned Frida
from Salem, Mass, where he has bee
spending few weeks.
, East Montpelier.
! PROFESSOR c. F. DUDLEY will meet hi
, class in vocal music at the Center next FIR
day and Saturday, the 18th and 18th in
stants. The singing is to commence at tw
, P. NJ. Friday. Singers are expected fror
: neighboring towns, and a cordial invitatio
is extended to everybody. - Mr.. an
Mrs. William Foster and their two chi
dren-comprising the entire famly-wer
/ baptized at the Baptist church last Sabbat
, evening. There were also several other
baptized, and some eight or ten more wi
be baptized next Sabbath evening. -
= Albert Ormsbee died last Thursday nigh
. after long and painful illness The funerf
services were held Sunday, Rev. Leste
! Warren officiating. Mr.. Warren preache
a discourse of unusual power and exec
: lence, which was justly deemed fittin
tribute to the memory of one who had wo
, so high place in the esteem of his fellow
. citizens. - There We're no preachin
services in the church at the Center las
: Sabbath, as nearly everybody was in a
, tendance at Mr.. Ormsbee's funeral. Rev
+ Mr.. Sherburn is expected to preach at TIL
. usual hour (three o'clock next Sunday an
to continue the afternoon services throug
, the summer. - Sunday, June 18th, wa
! observed as Childrens day by the I'm
: versalist Sunday-school at East Montpelie
) The exercises, which were very interesting
consisted of singing by the children, il
Guiding song by one little boy, reading b
two young ladies, speaking by large nun